An Ignoble Experiment: UPDATE on Timing and Speaker - Closing Press Conference - 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP10)

2024/02/10

UPDATE on Timing and Speaker - Closing Press Conference - 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP10)

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Saturday, 10 February 2024, Panama City

Closing Press Conference

10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10)

- UPDATE on Timing and Speakers -

Dear journalists,

The 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in Panama City, Panama, will be closing on Saturday, 10 February 2024.

This will be followed by a hybrid closing press conference where the main decisions and achievements will be discussed. The press conference will be interpreted into the 6 official UN languages.

What:

COP10 Closing Press Conference of the WHO FCTC

Speakers:

Dr Adriana BLANCO MARQUIZO, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
Ms Zandile DHLAMINI (Eswatini) COP President
Dr Nuntavarn VICHIT-VADAKAN (Thailand) chair Committee A
Dr Alqahtani Zafar MANSOUR (Saudi Arabia) chair Committee B
Ms Kate LANNAN Senior Legal officer of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
Dr Tibor SZILAGYI, Secretary Committee A
Mr Andrew BLACK Secretary Committee B

When: Saturday, 10 February 2024
Time ca. 6:30 pm / 18:30 EST/GMT-5
(note: the closing press conference is depending on the official closing of COP10)

Where:

Panama Convention Center –webstreamed in 6 official UN languages on the FCTC website .

Topics discussed at the COP10, amongst others:

Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship,
Contribution of the WHO FCTC to the promotion and fulfillment of human rights,
Novel & Emerging tobacco products,
Environment-Protection measures.

Full agenda, supporting documents and further resources:

Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Daily journals and documents of the COP10.
Photo Library for COP10
(find a copyright notice in the information panel to the right of each image)
Third Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will take place this year in Panama from the 5 to the 15 of February 2024.

Media contacts:
WHO-FCTC Media mediafctc@who.int

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Media contacts:

WHO-FCTC Media mediafctc@who.int

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